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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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